A fierce-looking sweater for son or daughter with very tame vertical stripes, made especially fun with handpainted or variegated yarn.
Pattern is available in twist collective Summer 2009 and on Ravelry
Fingering / 4 ply
2.75 & 3.25 mm / US 2 & 3
28 sts and 40 rows = 4" / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with larger needles
Finished chest: 22 (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36)” / 56 (61, 66, 71, 76, 81.5, 86.5, 91.5) cm
Approximate age: 0-6 mo (6-12 mo, 12-24 mo, 2 yrs, 4 yrs, 6 yrs, 8 yrs, 10 yrs)
Intended ease: 2 (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8)” / 5 (7.5, 12.5, 15, 18, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5) cm
Increases/decreases, slipped stitches (no stranding!), picking up stitches, knowledge of sweater construction, seaming, three-needle bind-off.
